COMMUNICATING ABOUT CAREERS
Explores the meaning and value of a liberal arts and sciences education for careers in the global, technological, and multicultural workplace of the 21st century. Through a series of individual and collaborative research and communication assignments, learn to critically analyze the career and education implications of a diverse and digital workplace, and to critically reflect on strengths and values to prepare to connect college work with lifelong career success. Practice academic skills of analyzing scholarly articles, constructing written essays, presenting formal speeches, and crafting digital presentations, as well as career skills of building resumes, writing cover letters, using social networking tools, and interviewing.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Satisfied Communications A Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Breadth - Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand, evaluate, and communicate arguments about the nature of work in contemporary global, digital, and multicultural society, with respect to a specific target career community. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop and communicate a compelling personal career narrative about your path through a liberal arts and sciences education, with respect to a specific target career community. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand, evaluate, and communicate arguments about the nature of work in contemporary global, digital, and multicultural society, with respect to a specific target career community. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop and communicate a compelling personal career narrative about your path through a liberal arts and sciences education, with respect to a specific target career community. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027